South Korea, UAE sign deal to slash import duties at leaders’ summit
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and the United Arab Emirates signed a trade pact on Wednesday to sharply cut import duties…
North Korea sends balloons carrying excrement to the south as a ‘gift’
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea sent hundreds of balloons carrying trash and excrement across the heavily fortified border to South Korea…
Thailand set to indict former PM Thaksin over royal insult
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's attorney-general will indict former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for allegedly insulting the monarchy, an official said on…
US tech firm settles allegations over whites-only job listing
A northern Virginia tech company is paying US$38,500 (RM180,950) to settle claims that it discriminated by posting a job listing…
‘A mountain fell on them’ says rescue worker at PNG landslide site
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Families in Yambali village in Papua New Guinea were sleeping peacefully in their beds when a "mountain"…
Tesla settles fatal crash suit as another jury trial loomed
Tesla Inc has reached a deal to resolve a lawsuit over the death of a Model S passenger in a fiery…
Analysis-Once ostracised, Italy’s Meloni is now centre stage in Europe
ROME (Reuters) - When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took power in 2022, far-right parties across Europe hailed her victory,…
US weapons helping stabilise Ukraine’s front line, Blinken says
CHISINAU (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that American weapons being delivered to Kyiv were helping…
Nobel laureate Romer says AI hype risks repeat of crypto bubble
Runaway confidence in artificial intelligence risks repeating the mistakes of the crypto hype bubble of only two years ago, economics…